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The court which tried Noura apparently had no regard to the fact that her husband had previously raped her violently with the help of his family members, or that she was forced into the marriage by her own family at just 16. Instead, it convicted her of murder and sentenced her to death by hanging after the man’s family opted for death over diya, or compensation.

(GV) – In December 2017, a French documentary broadcast by TV channel France 2 featured a group of women who had survived rape and torture in the secret prisons of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. In the 72-minute film titled…

(HRW) – A militia leader, Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, who has been implicated in numerous atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, surrendered today to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo. In January 2011, Congolese authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sheka…

(Sputnik) – A US soldier from the US Air Force base in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, has been arrested for allegedly raping a Korean woman, Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office said Friday. The incident allegedly took place in April, when the soldier…

Burma (HRW) – Grant UN Fact-Finding Mission Full Access to Rakhine State The Burmese army announced on May 23, 2017, that its investigation into alleged military abuses in Rakhine State uncovered no wrongdoing except in two minor incidents, Human Rights Watch…

Myanmar (HRW) – Human Rights Council Orders International Fact-Finding Mission The United Nations Human Rights Council on March 24, 2017, took a key step toward preventing future abuses and bringing justice for victims in Burma by adopting a strong resolution condemning…

Angola (GV) – “Both the state and the church think they are the owners of our bodies.” Hundreds of women protested in Luanda against a new penal code, which calls for a total prohibition of abortion in Angola–even in cases of rape–and proposes…

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